This massive right whale came up to wildlife photographer Brian Skerry with “great curiosity, but no aggression.”
The ocean’s whales are some of the Earth’s most massive and majestic animals, reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons. As the targets of centuries of whaling, they have a violent history — and are still recovering from an industry that depleted their numbers substantially. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Stunning Photos of Curious Whales”
NASA satellite image shows oil reaching Alabama beaches and the Florida panhandle.
The dead sperm whale found this week in the Gulf of Mexico puts the spotlight on how the BP oil spill will affect this endangered mammal, along with other cetaceans, such as dolphins, that must break the oil-slicked surface to breathe.
Continue reading… “Will Dolphins and Whales Be Able to Adapt to the Oily Gulf?”
A beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, eyes a diver a few feet away as it swims under ice at the Arctic circle Dive Center in the White Sea
They don’t get visitors in these parts that often.
That’s because these beluga whales live under three feet of ice in the freezing waters of northern Russia’s White Sea.
But when some underwater photographers arrived, they certainly weren’t shy – as these stunning images show. The whales are not endangered but under threat from pollution and loss of habitat. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Amazing Underwater Photos of Beluga Whales at an Arctic Rehabilitation Farm”
Penguins on an iceberg in the South Orkney Islands
“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from Ushuaia, Argentina aboard the Ocean Nova, a tiny ship.
Alek was a mighty camera man as he took 10,000 pictures for sure.
66 passengers set sail seven months ago for a 19-day tour. A 19-day tour.”
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Every year, between the months of May and July, many millions of silvery sardines travel north from the cold southern oceans off South Africa’s Cape Point, hugging the shore as they make their way up along the coastlines of the former Transkei (northern Eastern Cape) and KwaZulu-Natal in what is commonly known as the annual Sardine Run.
Continue reading… “Sardine Run – Amazing Underwater Phenomenon”
Animals possess a sense of morality that allows them to tell the difference between right and wrong, according to a controversial new book. Scientists studying animal behaviour believe they have growing evidence that species ranging from mice to primates are governed by moral codes of conduct in the same way as humans.
Continue reading… “Can Animals Tell The Difference Between Right And Wrong?”
Underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense that it is killing whales, scientists at the World Conservation Congress say.
Continue reading… “Underwater Acoustic Smog Killing Whales”